Poncelet R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Poncelet

Named after Jean-Victor Poncelet - French mathematician, engineer (1788-1867).

Poncelet is the remains of a lunar crater that is located near the northern limb. It lies to the east-northeast of the crater Pascal and northwest of Anaximenes. Like the latter formation, Poncelet is a worn, eroded formation with an interior that has been flooded, either with lava or possibly ejecta. The outer rim is a low, circular ridge with a narrow break to the south and a wider breach to the northeast. (wikipedia entry)